Eric Dorn Brose: A History of Europe in the twentieth century Chapter I: A Spectre is Haunting Europe (spectre=Gespenst) May 1899: The first European peace conference was held at the Hague. 20 European and 6 Non-European Nations attended it‚ their aim was to secure a lasting peace among the Nations The most important goals of the peace movement were arbitration (Schlichtung) and disarmament. The countries appeared however to have differing ideas/aims. Germany sent Baron von Stengel
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Early Austrlia 1900 Health Health in the 1900th century was not as up to date as it is today there were plagues and very deadly diseases spreading not only through Australia but through the world. Bubonic plague was unknown in Australia until 1900. There had been outbreaks in ports with which Australia had constant contact from 1894 when the plague was officially declared an epidemic in Hong Kong. From 1896 a plague pandemic spread around the world. Hydatid disease was a major problem in country
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Has ICT had a greater impact than steam power? ICT and steam power are both General Purpose Technologies (GPTs); technologies which are pervasive‚ has multiple complementarities and a wide range of productivity effects which affects an entire economy. There are three main groups of beneficiaries: firms‚ workers and customers. The first steam engine was invented in the 1769 however there was a lag from when it was produced to when it was widely used. This was because the steam engine was initially
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The nature of European society- * Rich and poor * In 1901 world population 1600 million * 25% lived in Europe * 1880-1914 25 million migrated from Europe- mostly to USA ‘land of opportunity’ * An individual’s ‘membership’ of the upper‚ lower or middle class reflected her or his economic role within society. * Poverty cycle hard to break * Industrialisation * Western Europe- industrialised * Industrialisation helped the military‚ medical and communication= better
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Many things have changed from the twentieth century to the twenty- first century. One significant change that has occurred in the world between 1900 and 2005 is communication. The twenty- first century have more different varieties of communication advantages than back in the nineteen hundreds. These communications includes mail‚ phone‚ and even sound languages. In the 1900’s most people wrote letters in order to contact loved ones. In the year 2005 most people send an email instead of writing
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people‚ and vise versa. Society should be structured how the people who live in those said societies wish to live in them. For example‚ we can see this being true all over the world with the feminist movement. Throughout history‚ we can see evidence of people demanding women’s rights and equality‚ but the major turning point of course‚ is when western governments acknowledged the want the people‚ giving women the right to vote during the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. Since then‚ Feminism
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the early 1900s‚ the importance of airplane stability was not always obvious and was often taken for granted. For example‚ in the 1910s‚ airplane stability was often referred to as a confusing term that was valued as important based on a matter
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The early twentieth century in Russia saw people from many different levels of society experience grievances due to the poor leadership and decision making of Nicholas II. Nicholas failed to see the problems his people were dealing with and was too caught up in keeping Russia under autocratic rule. The grievances the Russian people experienced ranged from political‚ social and economic. Each social class had different criticisms and issues with the Russian government but the dissatisfaction with
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In the early years of the twentieth century with World War I over the American people began to concentrate on reforming America in many ways. Citizens were concerned over issues such as the role of women in society‚ racial equality‚ the rights of laborers‚ and the impact immigration‚ as these problems arose people looked to make changes and Progressivism began. The progressive era changed our nation for the better‚ almost ever reform made a great difference in what our nation is now. If I had been
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consumer society was the adaptation of the moving assembly line in his factories. In this process‚ the frames of the car would continuously move along the assembly belt and be brought to the worker. Because of this innovative idea‚ Ford was able to heighten the efficiency and cost effectiveness in his factories. More Model T car being built faster allowed for an affordable car for the everyday citizen. Other car companies could not compete. Also adding to the industrial and consumer society‚ Ford raised
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